Day: October 31, 2023

The work was the first universal approach to 3D-printed semiconductors and other inorganic functional materials with nanoscale resolution, a process that could pave the way for new advances in semiconductor device manufacturing, the researchers said. The study, co-led by associate professor Zhang Hao, and professors Li Jinghong, Lin Linhan and Sun Hongbo – all from Tsinghua University – was published in the peer-reviewed journal Science on September 28. The researchers were able to achieve direct printing without the use of polymer binders or templates, a method they said produced semiconductors…

China’s factory activity unexpectedly contracted in October, a private survey showed on Wednesday, raising questions over the state of the country’s fragile economic recovery at the start of the fourth quarter. The Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing PMI fell to 49.5 in October from 50.6 in September, marking the first contraction since July and missing analysts’ forecasts of 50.8 by a large margin. The 50 index point mark separates growth from contraction. “The Caixin manufacturing PMI declined under 50 in October, mirroring the change in the official manufacturing index. Taken together, the…

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